Resources: Sexual Orientation

The resources featured on this page are helpful for individuals who are discerning their own sexuality, for parents or friends who want to understand more about LGBTQIA+ identities, and for congregations to increase their awareness and understanding of LGBTQIA+ people.

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The Bible’s Yes to Same Sex Marriage, Mark Achtemeier In The Bible’s Yes to Same-Sex Marriage, Achtemeier shares what led to his change of heart: the problems with excluding groups of people and the insights...

You are Not the Only Queer Christian, I Swear to God From the Autostraddle Article written byAudrey White, More Light Board Member: “Queer Christians are everywhere, but I didn’t always know that. For many years,...

Rescuing Jesus: How People of Color, Women, and Queer Christians are Reclaiming Evangelicalism Deborah Jian Lee left the evangelical world because she was frustrated by its conservative politics. But over the years she stayed...

Queer Virtue: What LGBTQ People Know About Life and Love and How It Can Revitalize Christianity, Elizabeth Edman As an openly lesbian Episcopal priest and professional advocate for LGBTQ justice, the Reverend Elizabeth Edman...

Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective Sexuality and the Black Church: A Womanist Perspective tackles the “taboo” subject of sexuality that has long been avoided by the Black church and community. Douglas...

Our Lives Matter uses the tenor of the 2014 national protests that emerged as a response to excessive police force against Black people to frame the book as following the discursive tradition of liberation...

The Queer Bible Commentary, Deryn Guest The Queer Bible Commentary brings together the work of several scholars and pastors known for their interest in the areas of gender, sexuality and Biblical studies. Rather than...